Jillian Mayer Quotes

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.

Talent doesn't always equal success.

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

If you train, you work hard, you're actually 110-percent dedicated, you're doing it for all the right reasons, you're probably gonna end up on the top. You know the cream always rises to the top.

If you have talent, then success will come to you.

I think talent is dangerous to have if you take it for granted. If you use it well and put hard work with it together, it's hard to catch that guy. And I think that's what you're seeing right now.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything.

I believed in the concept of over-performing. I believe anyone can achieve their goals in life if they over-perform, and that means you have to work ten times harder than anybody you see.

The most successful comics are always the hardest-working ones.

You don't have to follow what most players do by going to the top school. You can do anything at any school you're at, as long as you're focused and you work hard.

If you got what it takes, you'll make it. If you don't, Shakespeare couldn't help you.

If I were to look back on my work, I think I accomplished probably about 70 to 75 percent of what I could have. Maybe 60 percent. Somewhere in that area; two-thirds of what I could have accomplished. If I had been a really dedicated person, and really worked hard, I think I could have accomplished more.

As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination.

There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere.

Every man must play the part of his ambition. If you are trying to be a successful man, you must play the part.

Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles.

The most direct path to achievement whether you're an entrepreneur, a company executive, or a pro soccer player is to be a great performer and a great team member. This is also the secret to a meaningful career and self-fulfillment.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

To be one of the best to ever play the game? I think I have the ability to do that. But I've got to work hard. If I just keep talking and don't put some work in, it's not going to happen.

It's good to keep working hard, pushing yourself, and, by scoring goals, you get the reward.

I know what it takes to make myself perform.

I feel that if you have the talent and are hard working, then no one can stop you.